Legal issues: Texas' ban on Covid-19 vaccine mandates conflicts with the federal vaccine requirement

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Wed, 2021-10-13 16:59 — mike kraft

What will happen when Texas' ban on Covid-19 vaccine mandates conflicts with the federal vaccine requirement Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's new executive order bans any entity in Texas from enforcing a Covid-19 vaccine mandate -- a rule that directly conflicts with President Joe Biden's proposed rules requiring Covid vaccines for federal workers and for large employers. So what will happen when the state rule and federal rule come up against each other? Eric Levenson, CNN CNN

(CNN) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's new executive order bans any entity in Texas from enforcing a Covid-19 vaccine mandate -- a rule that directly conflicts with President Joe Biden's proposed rules requiring Covid vaccines for federal workers and for large employers.

The competing rules create a bind for many companies that rely on federal workers, including major airlines Southwest and American Airlines. So what will happen when the state rule and federal rule come up against each other?

In general, the federal law preempts the state one because of the Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution, which says federal law takes precedence over state law, legal experts told CNN.

"Under the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution, I don't think there's any doubt that those federal contractors will have to honor the mandates directed by the government," CNN Chief Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin said Tuesday.

However, there are plenty of unanswered issues that make it premature to predict what will happen next. ...

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